Solar Power Projects In Virginia

Amazon solar farm virginia southampton is a solar project in southampton county virginia supplying amazon web services data centers in virginia under a long term power purchase agreement.

Solar power projects in virginia.

With a planned capacity of 500 megawatts the spotsylvania solar energy center would be the fifth largest solar power facility in the united states and the largest east of the rocky mountains. Built owned and operated by dominion energy inc a subsidiary of dominion nyse. The project site consists of three non contiguous boundaries that encompass approximately 6 350 acres. This photovoltaic project has the capacity to generate 80 mw of electricity enough to power over 8 091 virginia homes.

Of the 6 350 acres approximately 3 500 acres will be developed into the solar project and at least 2 000. Amazon s eastern shore solar llc was completed in 2016. Ikea prologis have both gone solar in virginia. The 20 megawatt project was built on approximately 125 acres of land owned by dominion energy near its remington power station in fauquier county virginia the ground mounted fixed tilt solar facility contains nearly 236 000 photovoltaic panels and at peak capacity can generate enough electricity to provide power for 5 000 homes.

The small renewable energy projects solar permit by rule pbr regulation became effective on july 18 2012. The solar project avoids the release of 134 377 tons of carbon. Ikea has installed a project at their location in woodbridge. The spotsylvania solar energy center project is a 500 megawatt mwac solar project located in western spotsylvania county virginia.

Notable solar installations in virginia. Currently virginia s largest solar facility is southampton solar which has a generation capacity of 100 megawatts.